Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-04
BUSINESS OF BEGGARX.
Confessions OF One who Knew All Abous
It.Several Examples.

Confessions OF One who Knew All Abous
It-Severa1 Examples.
"a year ago kept a boarding house on
Carver street, which was the general head
quarters for the crowd. At no time were
there less than dozen men and women who
earned their living solely working the street
The average number Of boarders was ABOUT
twenty They were mostly natives OF Bel
GUM, who spoke French freely and were ire
ouently mistaken for French people. Some
were Italians and few Germans Perhaps
half q dozen Frenchmen might be touno
among them, but some way they qua NOV
seem to like the business, or else they were
too proud to follow it up.
u was master of the house and got so much
money every week for board and ioosing,
besides the professional advantages II they
didn't pay up prompt they had to get out.
Il was principle of the house not to do
losing business. Yes, I'll show you over the
house.
THAT bed over in the corner used to be oc-
cupied by an old fellow who worked Temple
place on the blind musician racket. DE
looked like a wreck any way, and IL IL haone
been for his red nose and easy way OF nnoinS
his way around he would have made big
success. As it was he didn't do very bad.
After four years work in New YORK, fnlla-
delphia and Boston he carried away S4'ooO
back to Belgium. He has son VINO expects
to start next summer with as much more
3In the next room lodged fellow by the
name Of La Fitte, who was over SIX feeS hlgn
and strong enough to knock out an OK he
played the broken arm racket one whoie
winter, and used to average from 50 to Slo
day."
allow much did your boarders makei" IN
quired the reporter.
ut all depended upon their professional
ability" was the reply. "Some used to make
as high as $40 a day on the average why,
| there was one Teller with both legs cut OF
who used to room here, who got IS week
from O woman on Beacon street one whole
season. He was walking up Charles street
one day, and near the Beacon street crossing
tried his old trick of getting nearly run over
| by a horse car. Two old ladies saw him as
he waddled along, using his sticks to help the
| leather stumps which he uses for feet. The
driver didn't see him until he seemed almost
| under the horses feet. Then he put on the
brakes. Those ladies were scared, it seemed
like such narrow escape They needn't
have been, because he was a stumper IN long
| practice and knew just what risk he could
afford to run. At just the right minute nc
got out of the way. Pretty soon the old
ladies overlook him, and pitied his bad LUCK
in being cut off that way. He told good
story about sickly wife and hungry chill
dren.
| "Those old ladies told him to call next day
and he came down to the house and bet the
| bows q bottle of wine that he would stick the
| old lady for ten He went to see then
per agreement, came back with new crlsI
| $40 bill and an order on downtown lawyer
who was the old ladys attorney, for weekly
| pension of s.. This caused much fun among
the boys, and they helped jacques spend TIM
whole amount before morning. That gf
made seven Of the dirtiest beggars in Bostol
royally drunk. Boston Globe.